What is CVE-2021-28653?

CVE-2021-28653 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Westerndigital Armorlock, classified under CWE-922. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2021-03-19.

How severe is CVE-2021-28653?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Westerndigital Armorlock

CVE-2021-28653

The iOS and macOS apps before 1.4.1 for the Western Digital G-Technology ArmorLock NVMe SSD store keys insecurely. They choose a non-preferred storage mechanism if the device has Secure Enclave support but lacks biometric authentication hardware.

EPSS: 0.009 (55.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Westerndigital Armorlock
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-922

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-28653?: CVE-2021-28653 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Westerndigital Armorlock, classified under CWE-922. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2021-03-19.
How severe is CVE-2021-28653?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.